[TechRepublic] Learn security lessons from the Twitter worm

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Five security lessons to learn from the Twitter worm A scripting worm struck twitter.com in September. Find out how it revealed an embarrassing error, and learn a few security lessons from Twitter's mistake. Read more Resource of the day Reduce the Costs and Risks of Branch Office Data Protection Protecting data in branch offices is just as important as doing so in the home office. Download this white paper to learn new solutions that use real-time data replication software to automatically back up branch office data to a central server. More from TechRepublic   Why Nokia should offer a mobile OS smorgasbord Nokia has been a no-show in North America, specifically the U.S., but that may change if it can come up with a unique approach to the market. Here's a thought: offer more than Symbian as an operating system. Read more 20 off-the-wall emails from the lazy and technically clueless End users sometimes ask the strangest questions. These users either don't have a clue or didn't take the time to search before hitting send. Read more News from ZDNet   Department of Defense IT: Years late and billions over-budget A new GAO report highlights $6.9 billion in over-budget IT projects at the Department of Defense. The report also provides excellent advice that private-sector business leaders can apply immediately. Read more Microsoft set to release final version of Windows Live Essentials 2011 On September 30, Microsoft is expected to make available for download the final version of "Wave 4" of its Windows Live Essentials 2011 suite of Windows add-ons. Read more Google, Apache, Apple back Microsoft's patent-invalidation play Talk about a group of strange allies. The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), Apache Foundation, Apple, Facebook, Google and a cast of others are backing Microsoft's attempt to make it easier to invalidate an issued U.S. patent. Read more Nokia meets Q3 shipping date for N8, shipments start today It looks like Nokia proved it can meet shipping deadlines and the rumors of October delays was wrong. The Nokia N8 is now shipping to buyers. Read more As more execs prepare to flee Yahoo, the turnaround gets tougher for Bartz Yahoo is gearing up to announce the departures of three top executives later this week, including executive VP Hilary Schneider, who reportedly has been wanting to leave for a while and is finally ready to move on, according to a post on the All Things D Boomtown blog. The blog,... Read more A desktop orange: Acer expands Predator gaming lineup with two new PCs Acer's Predator gaming desktops are probably as well known for their orange metallic exteriors as for anything inside. For the two latest additions to the lineup, the company has kept its radical design for one model and added a tamer version that just uses orange as an accent color.... Read more Does the private cloud 'surge' lack business sense? A veteran CTO, architect and evangelist asks if private cloud computing is a fatally flawed concept. Read more Open source era puts coders out front We need to know that the guy in charge is close to the code, and can explain it. The big business movie this year isn't Wall Street 2, but The Social Network, Mark Zuckerberg as Oliver Stone's Nixon. Read more Go hands and eyes free with StartTalking Android application People spend too much time interacting with their smartphones while driving and in many States it is illegal. StartTalking solves this problem for Android owners with a hands and eyes free solution available now for free. Read more Featured multimedia   NASA exhibits scale model of Mars rover (photos) NASA and Jet Propulsion Labs are showing off a scale replica of the Mars rover Opportunity, while its real-life counterpart is actively exploring the Red Planet. 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